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Table of Contents

TDS 500C, TDS 600B & TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications

List of Figures

Figure 1–1: Map of display functions

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Figure 1–2: Verifying adjustments and signal-path compensation

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Figure 1–3: Universal test hookup for functional tests –

TDS 600B shown

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Figure 1–4: Measurement of DC offset accuracy at zero setting

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Figure 1–5: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–6: Measurement of DC accuracy at maximum offset

and position

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Figure 1–7: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–8: Optional initial test hookup

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Figure 1–9: Measurement of analog bandwidth

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Figure 1–10: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–11: Measurement of channel delay – TDS 684B shown

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Figure 1–12: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–13: Measurement of accuracy — Long-term and delay time

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Figure 1–14: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–15: Measurement of time accuracy for pulse and

glitch triggering

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Figure 1–16: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–17: Measurement of trigger-level accuracy

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Figure 1–18: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–19: Measurement of trigger sensitivity — 50 MHz results

shown on a TDS 684B screen

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Figure 1–20: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–21: Measurement of main trigger out limits

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Figure 1–22: Initial test hookup

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Figure 1–23: Measurement of probe compensator frequency

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Figure 1–24: Subsequent test hookup

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Figure 1–25: Measurement of probe compensator amplitude

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Figure 1–26: Jitter test hookup

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Figure 1–27: Jitter test displayed waveform – TDS 684B shown

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Figure 1–28: Jitter test when completed – TDS 684B shown

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Figure 1–29: Triggered signal range test – 300 mV

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Figure 1–30: Triggered signal range test – 75 mV

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Figure 1–31: 60 Hz Rejection test hookup

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Figure 1–32: 60 Hz Rejection test setup signal

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Summary of Contents for TDS 500C

Page 1: ...Technical Reference TDS 500C TDS 600B TDS 700C Digitizing Oscilloscopes Performance Verification and Specifications 070 9874 02 ...

Page 2: ...atents issued and pending Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserved Printed in the U S A Tektronix Inc P O Box 1000 Wilsonville OR 97070 1000 TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc ...

Page 3: ...o any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improp...

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Page 5: ...TDS 500C 700C Test Record 1 23 Signal Acquisition System Checks 1 27 Time Base System Checks 1 43 Trigger System Checks 1 45 Output Signal Checks 1 58 Option 05 Video Trigger Checks 1 67 Sine Wave Generator Leveling Procedure 1 84 Optical Filters Checks TDS 500C TDS 700C Only 1 87 Specifications Specifications 2 1 Product Description 2 1 User Interface 2 2 Signal Acquisition System 2 3 Horizontal ...

Page 6: ...1 45 Figure 1 14 Initial test hookup 1 46 Figure 1 15 Measurement of time accuracy for pulse and glitch triggering 1 48 Figure 1 16 Initial test hookup 1 49 Figure 1 17 Measurement of trigger level accuracy 1 51 Figure 1 18 Initial test hookup 1 54 Figure 1 19 Measurement of trigger sensitivity 50 MHz results shown on a TDS 684B screen 1 55 Figure 1 20 Initial test hookup 1 58 Figure 1 21 Measurem...

Page 7: ... duty cycle test 1 81 Figure 1 39 Sync duty cycle test one div neg pulse waveform 1 82 Figure 1 40 Sync duty cycle test critically adjusted pulse 1 83 Figure 1 41 Sine wave generator leveling equipment setup 1 85 Figure 1 42 Equipment setup for maximum amplitude 1 86 Figure 1 43 Reference receiver performance verification set up 1 89 Figure 1 44 Optical impulse of Ch1 input from OA5022 Optical Att...

Page 8: ...del 2 4 Table 2 3 Nominal traits Signal acquisition system 2 9 Table 2 4 Nominal traits Time base system 2 10 Table 2 5 Nominal traits Triggering system 2 11 Table 2 6 Nominal traits Display system 2 13 Table 2 7 Nominal traits GPIB interface output ports and power fuse 2 14 Table 2 8 Nominal traits Data handling and reliability 2 14 Table 2 9 Nominal traits Mechanical 2 15 Table 2 10 Warranted ch...

Page 9: ...age to a terminal that is outside the range specified for that terminal This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded To avoid electric shock or fire hazard do not operat...

Page 10: ...ms may appear in this manual WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking WARNING indicates an injur...

Page 11: ...GER High Voltage Protective Ground Earth Terminal ATTENTION Refer to Manual Double Insulated Certifications and Compliances CSA Certification includes the products and power cords appropriate for use in the North America power network All other power cords supplied are approved for the country of use Symbols on the Product CSA Certified Power Cords ...

Page 12: ...General Safety Summary viii TDS 500C TDS 600B TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications ...

Page 13: ... 754C and TDS 784C This document also contains the technical specifications for these oscilloscopes Related Manuals The following documents are related to the use or service of this digitizing oscilloscope H The TDS 500C TDS 600B 700C User Manual describes how to use this digitizing oscilloscope H The TDS Family Programmer Manual describes using a computer to control the digitizing oscilloscope th...

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Page 15: ...Performance Verification Procedures ...

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Page 17: ...do the brief procedures under Functional Tests that begin on page 1 7 Advantages These procedures require minimal additional time to perform require no additional equipment other than a standard accessory probe and more completely test the internal hardware of the oscilloscope They can be used to quickly determine if the oscilloscope is suitable for putting into service such as when it is first re...

Page 18: ...80B and 724C Ch 1 Ch 2 Aux 1 and Aux 2 Conventions Throughout these procedures the following conventions apply H Each test procedure uses the following general format Title of Test Equipment Required Prerequisites Procedure H Each procedure consists of as many steps substeps and subparts as required to do the test Steps substeps and subparts are sequenced as follows 1 First Step a First Substep H ...

Page 19: ...The symbol at the left is accompanied by information you must read to do the procedure properly H Refer to Figure 1 1 Main menu refers to the menu that labels the seven menu buttons under the display side menu refers to the menu that labels the five buttons to the right of the display Pop up menu refers to a menu that pops up when a main menu button is pressed Brief status information Position of ...

Page 20: ...Performance Verification Procedures 1 4 TDS 500C TDS 600B TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications ...

Page 21: ...ng this procedure 1 Verify that internal diagnostics pass Do the following substeps to verify passing of internal diagnostics a Display the System diagnostics menu H Press SHIFT then press UTILITY H Repeatedly press the main menu button System until Diag Err is highlighted in the pop up menu b Run the System Diagnostics H First disconnect any input signals from all four channels H Press the main m...

Page 22: ...press the side menu button OK Compensate Signal Paths g Wait Signal path compensation may take five minutes on the TDS 500C 700C and fifteen minutes on the 600B to run While it progresses a clock icon shown at left is displayed on screen When compensation completes the status message will be updated to Pass or Fail in the main menu See step h h Confirm signal path compensation returns passed statu...

Page 23: ... instructions in the functional tests that follow call for you to verify that a signal appears on screen that is about five divisions in amplitude or has a period of about six horizontal divisions etc do NOT interpret the quantities given as limits Operation within limits is checked in Performance Tests which begin on page 1 15 STOP DO NOT make changes to the front panel settings that are not call...

Page 24: ...s TDS 600B shown b Initialize the oscilloscope H Press save recall SETUP H Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup H Press the side menu button OK Confirm Factory Init 2 Verify that all channels operate Do the following substeps test CH 1 first skipping substep a and b since CH 1 is already set up for verification and as the trigger source from step 1 a Select an unverified channel H Press...

Page 25: ... 1 on page 1 3 to locate the readout H The vertical POSITION knob moves the signal up and down the screen when rotated H Turning the vertical SCALE knob counterclockwise decreases the amplitude of the waveform on screen turning the knob clockwise increases the amplitude and returning the knob to 200 mV returns the amplitude to about 2 5 divisions e Verify that the channel acquires in all acquisiti...

Page 26: ... front panel connect the probe ground to PROBE COMPENSATION GND See Figure 1 3 on page 1 8 b Initialize the oscilloscope H Press save recall SETUP H Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup then press the side menu button OK Confirm Factory Init c Modify default settings H Set the vertical SCALE to 200 mV H Set the horizontal SCALE to 200 s H Press SET LEVEL TO 50 H Press CLEAR MENU to remo...

Page 27: ...ize the oscilloscope H Press save recall SETUP H Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup H Press the side menu button OK Confirm Factory Init c Modify default settings H Set the vertical SCALE to 200 mV H Set the horizontal SCALE for the M main time base to 200 s H Press SET LEVEL TO 50 H Press TRIGGER MENU H Press the main menu button Mode Holdoff H Press the side menu button Normal H Pre...

Page 28: ... the following statements are true H The trigger level readout for the delayed trigger system changes as you turn the general purpose knob H As you rotate the general purpose knob the square wave probe com pensation signal can become triggered and untriggered Leave the signal untriggered which is indicated by the display not updating H Pressing the side menu button Set to 50 triggers the probe com...

Page 29: ... Insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive to the left of the monitor H Position the disk so the metal shutter faces the drive H Position the disk so the stamped arrow is on the top right side In other words place the angled corner in the front bottom location H Push the disk into the drive until it goes all the way in and clicks into place c Initialize the oscilloscope H Press save recall S...

Page 30: ...ystem works H Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup and the side menu button OK Confirm Factory Init to restore the 500 s time base and the five cycle waveform H Press the main menu button Recall Saved Setup then press the side menu button From File H Turn the general purpose knob to select the file to recall For example if you followed the instructions previously and saved the file to e...

Page 31: ... an extensive valid confirmation of perform ance and functionality when the following requirements are met H The cabinet must be installed on the digitizing oscilloscope H You must have performed and passed the procedures under Self Tests found on page 1 5 and those under Functional Tests found on page 1 7 H A signal path compensation must have been done within the recommended calibration interval...

Page 32: ...nector Dual Banana two required Female BNC to dual banana Tektronix part number 103 0090 00 Various Accuracy Tests 7 Connector BNC T Male BNC to dual female BNC Tektronix part number 103 0030 00 Checking Trigger Sensitivity 8 Coupler Dual Input Female BNC to dual male BNC Tektronix part number 067 0525 02 Checking Delay Between Channels 9 Generator DC Calibra tion Variable amplitude to 104 V accur...

Page 33: ...hde Schwarz SMY3 Checking Analog Bandwidth Trigger Sensitivity Sample rate External Clock and Delay Time Accuracy 20 Meter Level and Power Sensor Frequency range 10 MHz to 400MHz Amplitude range 6 mVp p to 2 Vp p Rohde Schwarz URV 35 with NRV Z8 power sensor3 Checking Analog Bandwidth and Trigger Sensitivity 21 Splitter Power Frequency range DC to 1 GHz Tracking 2 0 Rohde Schwarz RVZ3 Checking Ana...

Page 34: ...d 4C 31 Optical to Electrical Converter P6701B used with Option 3C or P6703B used with Option 4C optical to electrical converter Tektronix part number P6701B or P6703B Checking Option 3C and 4C 1 Requires a TM 500 or TM 5000 Series Power Module Mainframe 2 Warning The P6243 and P6245 probes that may be used with this oscilloscope provide an extremely low loading capacitance 1 pF to ensure the best...

Page 35: ...V 75 6 mV 756 mV __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 2 1 mV 75 6 mV 756 mV DC Voltage Measurement Accuracy Averaged CH1 5 mV Vert scale setting 5 Div position setting 1 V offset 1 0329 V __________ __________ 1 0471 V CH1 5 mV Vert scale setting 5 Div position setting 1 V offset 1 0471 V __________ __________ 1 0329 V CH1 200 mV Vert scale setting 5 Div position setti...

Page 36: ...ition setting 10 V offset 11 7835 V __________ __________ 11 4165 V CH3 1 V Vert scale setting or AX1 5 Div position setting 10 V offset 17 2425 V __________ __________ 18 7575 V CH3 1 V Vert scale setting or AX1 5 Div position setting 10 V offset 18 7575 V __________ __________ 17 2425 V CH4 5 mV Vert scale setting or AX2 5 Div position setting 1 V offset 1 0329 V __________ __________ 1 0471 V C...

Page 37: ..._________ 10 137 V Main Trigger DC Coupled Negative Slope 9 863 V __________ __________ 10 137 V Delayed Trigger DC Coupled Positive Slope 9 863 V __________ __________ 10 137 V Delayed Trigger DC Coupled Negative Slope 9 863 V __________ __________ 10 137 V CH1 Sensitivity 50 MHz Main Pass Fail __________ __________ Pass Fail CH1 Sensitivity 50 MHz Delayed Pass Fail __________ __________ Pass Fai...

Page 38: ...e of Calibration Technician TDS 600B Performance Test Maximum Outgoing Incoming Minimum CH 3 or AX1 SIGNAL OUTPUT 1 M Pk Pk 80 mV __________ __________ Pk Pk 120 mV CH 3 or AX1 SIGNAL OUTPUT 50 Pk Pk 40 mV __________ __________ Pk Pk 60 mV Probe Compensator Output Signal Frequency CH1 Freq 950 Hz __________ __________ 1 050 kHz Voltage difference 495 mV __________ __________ 505 mV ...

Page 39: ...01 V 1 6 mV 25 1 mV 251 mV __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ 1 6 mV 25 1 mV 251 mV DC Voltage Measurement Accuracy Averaged CH1 5 mV Vert scale setting 5 Div position setting 1 V offset 1 0355 V __________ __________ 1 0445 V CH1 5 mV Vert scale setting 5 Div position setting 1 V offset 1 0445 V __________ __________ 1 0355 V CH1 200 mV Vert scale setting 5 Div posi...

Page 40: ...v position setting 10 V offset 11 6805 V __________ __________ 11 5195 V CH3 1 V Vert scale setting or AX1 5 Div position setting 10 V offset 17 7575 V __________ __________ 18 2425 V CH3 1 V Vert scale setting or AX1 5 Div position setting 10 V offset 18 2425 V __________ __________ 17 7575 V CH4 5 mV Vert scale setting or AX2 5 Div position setting 1 V offset 1 0355 V __________ __________ 1 044...

Page 41: ...7 V Main Trigger DC Coupled Negative Slope 9 9393 V __________ __________ 10 1147 V Delayed Trigger DC Coupled Positive Slope 9 9393 V __________ __________ 10 1147 V Delayed Trigger DC Coupled Negative Slope 9 9393 V __________ __________ 10 1147 V CH1 Sensitivity 50 MHz Main Pass Fail __________ __________ Pass Fail CH1 Sensitivity 50 MHz Delayed Pass Fail __________ __________ Pass Fail CH1 AUX...

Page 42: ... of Calibration Technician TDS 500C 700C Performance Test Maximum Outgoing Incoming Minimum CH 3 or AX 1 SIGNAL OUTPUT 1 M Pk Pk 88 mV __________ __________ Pk Pk 132 mV CH 3 or AX 1 SIGNAL OUTPUT 50 Pk Pk 44 mV __________ __________ Pk Pk 66 mV Probe Compensator Output Signal Frequency CH1 Freq 950 Hz __________ __________ 1 050 kHz Voltage difference 495 mV __________ __________ 505 mV ...

Page 43: ... from the screen b Modify the default settings H Press SHIFT then press ACQUIRE MENU H On the TDS 600B press the main menu button Mode then press the side menu button Average 16 H On the TDS 500C and 700C press the main menu button Mode then press the side menu button Hi Res H Press CURSOR H Press the main menu button Function then press the side menu button H Bars H Press CLEAR MENU H Be sure to ...

Page 44: ... 756 mV 251 mV 1 Vertical position is set to 0 divisions and vertical offset to 0 V when the oscilloscope is initialized in step 1 c Display the test signal The waveform position and offset were initialized for all channels in step 1 and are displayed as you select each channel and its vertical scale d Measure the test signal Align the active cursor over the waveform by rotating the general purpos...

Page 45: ...uired WARNING The generator is capable of outputting dangerous voltages Be sure to set the DC calibration generator to 0 volts before connecting disconnecting and or moving the test hookup during the performance of this procedure Equipment required Two dual banana connectors Item 6 One BNC T connector Item 7 One DC calibration generator Item 9 Two precision 50 W coaxial cables Item 5 Prerequisites...

Page 46: ...able to the other side of the BNC T connector Now connect the BNC T connector to CH 1 See Figure 1 5 DC Calibrator 50 coaxial cables Dual banana to BNC adapters BNC T connector Digitizing Oscilloscope Output Sense Figure 1 5 Initial test hookup b Initialize the oscilloscope H Press save recall SETUP H Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup H Press the side menu button OK Confirm Factory I...

Page 47: ...ALE to one of the settings listed in Table 1 3 that is not yet checked Start with the first setting listed Table 1 3 DC Voltage measurement accuracy Scale setting Position setting Divs Offset setting Generator setting TDS 600B Accuracy limits TDS 500C 700C Accuracy limits 5 mV 5 V 1 V 1 040 V 1 0329 V to 1 0471 V 1 0355 V to 1 0445 V 5 V 1 V 1 040 V 1 0471 V to 1 0329 V 1 0445 V to 1 0355 V 200 mV...

Page 48: ... Measure the test signal Press CLEAR MENU Read the measurement results at the Mean measurement readout See Figure 1 6 Turn on the measurement called mean and read the results here Figure 1 6 Measurement of DC accuracy at maximum offset and position f Check against limits H CHECK that the readout for the measurement Mean readout on screen is within the limits listed for the current vertical scale a...

Page 49: ... Item 23 Two 50 precision cables Item 5 Attenuators Items 1 and 2 Optional One high frequency leveled sine wave generator and its leveling head Item 26 replaces items 19 20 21 23 24 and 5 Prerequisites See page 1 15 1 Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls a Initialize the oscilloscope H Press save recall SETUP Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup then press the side...

Page 50: ...sine wave generator with a leveling head item 26 see Figure 1 8 and if using this optional setup with the example Tektronix SG 504 set the generator output to 6 MHz Digitizing Oscilloscope Sine Wave Generator Output Figure 1 7 Initial test hookup High Frequency Sine Wave Generator example Tek SG 504 Digitizing Oscilloscope Output Leveling head Figure 1 8 Optional initial test hookup 2 Confirm the ...

Page 51: ...e Re ere ce ampli e H ri al Test frequency Limi Vertical scale Reference amplitude Horizontal scale TDS 680B TDS 684B TDS 784C TDS 620B TDS 644B TDS 520C TDS 540C TDS 724C TDS 754C Limits 100 mV 600 mV 6 divisions 1 ns 1 GHz 500 MHz 500 MHz 424 mV 1 V 5 V 5 divisions 1 ns 1 GHz 500 MHz 500 MHz 3 535 V 500 mV 3 V 6 divisions 1 ns 1 GHz 500 MHz 500 MHz 2 121 V 200 mV 1 2 V 6 divisions 1 ns 1 GHz 500...

Page 52: ...H Press the front panel button SET LEVEL TO 50 as necessary to trigger a stable display At full bandwidth you may also want to make small manual adjustments to the trigger level You can use the TRIGGER LEVEL knob to do this Full bandwidth varies with TDS model as is shown in Table 1 4 f Measure the test signal H Set the frequency of the generator as shown on screen to the test frequency in Table 1...

Page 53: ...vertical scale setting H Enter voltage on test record H When finished checking set the horizontal SCALE back to the 50 ns setting STOP Checking each channel s bandwidth at all vertical scale settings is time consuming and unnecessary You may skip checking the remaining vertical scale settings in Table 1 4 that is skip the following substep h if this digitizing oscilloscope has performed as follows...

Page 54: ...ew channel H Install remove attenuators between the generator leveling head and the channel input as needed to obtain the six division reference signals listed in the table i Test all channels Repeat substeps a through g for all four channels 3 Disconnect the hookup Disconnect the test hook up from the input connector of the channel last tested Equipment required One sine wave generator Item 19 or...

Page 55: ...a sine wave generator item 19 or optionally 25 to a 50 W precision coaxial cable followed by a 50 W termination and a dual input coupler See Figure 1 10 H Connect the coupler to both CH 1 and CH 2 See Figure 1 10 Sine Wave Generator Dual input coupler Digitizing Oscilloscope 50 terminator Output Figure 1 10 Initial test hookup 2 Confirm all four channels are within limits for channel delay a Set u...

Page 56: ...s the side menu button To Ref 3 e Display all test signals H Press WAVEFORM OFF to remove CH 3 AX1 on some TDS models from the display H Display the live waveform Move the coupler from CH 3 to CH 4 so that CH 1 and CH 4 are driven Use AX1 and AX2 instead of CH3 and CH4 if your TDS model is so equipped Press CH 4 to display Be sure the vertical scale factor is kept at 1 0X See Figure 1 11 on page 1...

Page 57: ...aveforms 2 Display the waveforms 1 Read results 4 Align each cursor to the time reference points 3 Figure 1 11 Measurement of channel delay TDS 684B shown g Check against limits CHECK that the cursor readout on screen is 100 ps for the TDS 600B or 50 ps for the TDS 500C 700C h If the channel skew is within the limits enter time on the test record and proceed to step 3 Otherwise proceed with steps ...

Page 58: ...ment to the second CH1 to CH3 skew measurement and divide the result by 2 Use Table 1 5 n Add the first CH1 to CH4 AX2 on some TDS models skew measure ment to the second CH1 to CH4 skew measurement and divide the result by 2 Use Table 1 5 o Check against limits CHECK that the largest of the three results from steps l m and n is between 100 ps and 100 ps for the TDS 600B or between 50 ps and 50 ps ...

Page 59: ...et the instrument controls a Hook up the test signal source Connect through a 50 W precision coaxial cable the time mark output of a time mark generator to CH 1 Set the output of the generator for 10 ms markers b Initialize the oscilloscope H Press save recall SETUP Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup Press the side menu button OK Confirm Factory Init c Modify the initialized front pan...

Page 60: ...ss HORIZONTAL MENU H Set horizontal modes To do this press the main menu button Time Base Press the side menu buttons Delayed Only and Delayed Runs After Main See Figure 1 13 b Measure the test signal H Set the horizontal SCALE of the D delayed time base to 500 ns for the TDS 600B or to 100 ns for the TDS 500C 700C H Set delayed time to 10 ms Do this on the keypad by pressing 10 then SHIFT then m ...

Page 61: ... and delay time 3 Disconnect the hookup Disconnect the cable from the generator output at the input connector of CH 1 Trigger System Checks These procedures check those characteristics that relate to the Main and Delayed trigger systems and are listed as checked in Specifications Equipment required One medium frequency sine wave generator Item 19 or optionally item 25 One 10X attenuator Item 1 One...

Page 62: ...ntal SCALE to 10 ns on the TDS 600B and 12 5 ns on the TDS 500C 700C c Hook up the test signal source Connect the output of a medium frequency leveled sine wave generator Item 25 to CH 1 Do this through a 50 W precision coaxial cable followed by a 10X attenuator See Figure 1 14 50 coaxial cable Medium Frequency Sine Wave Generator Digitizing Oscilloscope Output 10XAttenuator Figure 1 14 Initial te...

Page 63: ...Press the side menu button Lower Limit Use the keypad to set the lower limit to 2 ns d Change limits until triggering stops H Press SET LEVEL TO 50 H While doing the following subparts monitor the display it will stop acquiring and the front panel light TRIG it will extinguish to determine when triggering is lost H Press the side menu button Lower Limit H Use the general purpose knob to increase t...

Page 64: ...g at 250 kHz H Press the side menu button Upper Limit Use the keyboard to set the upper limit to 4 s H Press the side menu button Lower Limit Use the keypad to set the lower limit to 500 ns b Display the test signal H Set the horizontal SCALE to 5 s H Set the output of the sine wave generator for a 250 kHz five division sine wave on screen Set the vertical SCALE to 20 mV the waveform will overdriv...

Page 65: ...fter the oscilloscope loses triggering is within 1 9 s to 2 1 s inclusive H Enter time on test record 4 Disconnect the hookup Disconnect the cable from the generator output at the input connector of CH 1 Equipment required One DC calibration generator Item 9 One BNC T connector Item 7 Two 50 W precision coaxial cables Item 5 Prerequisites See page 1 15 DC Calibrator 50 W coaxial cables Dual banana...

Page 66: ...irm Main trigger system is within limits for Trigger level Threshold accuracy a Display the test signal H Set the vertical SCALE to 200 mV H Press VERTICAL MENU then press the main menu button Position H Set vertical position to 3 divisions press 3 then ENTER on the keypad The baseline level will move down three divisions See Figure 1 17 on page 1 51 H Press the main menu button Offset H Set verti...

Page 67: ...hen press the side menu button for negative slope See icon at left Repeat substep b H CHECK that the Level readout in the main menu is within 9 863 V to 10 137 V inclusive for the TDS 600B or is within 9 9393 V to 10 1147 V inclusive for the TDS 500C 700C H Enter voltage on test record Set DC calibration generator to equal offset 10 V 2 Set vertical position to 3 divs Set vertical offset to 10 vol...

Page 68: ... following subparts in the order listed H CHECK that the Level readout in the side menu is within 9 863 V to 10 137 V inclusive for the TDS 600B or is within 9 9393 V to 10 1147 V inclusive for the TDS 500C 700C H Enter voltage on test record H Press the main menu button Slope then press the side menu button for negative slope See icon at left Press the main menu button Level Repeat substep c H CH...

Page 69: ...ime Base H Press the side menu button Delayed Only then press the side menu button Delayed Triggerable H Set the horizontal SCALE for the D delayed time base to 20 ns on the TDS 600B or 25 ns on the TDS 500C 700C then press the side menu button Main Only H Press TRIGGER MENU then press the main menu button Mode Holdoff Press the side menu button Normal H Press VERTICAL MENU then press the main men...

Page 70: ...ft Press the side menu button Amplitude H Press SET LEVEL TO 50 H Press CLEAR MENU H Set the test signal amplitude for about three and a half divisions on screen Now fine adjust the generator output until the CH 1 Amplitude readout indicates the amplitude is 350 mV Readout may fluctuate around 350 mV H Disconnect the 50 W precision coaxial cable at CH 1 and reconnect it to CH 1 through a 10X atten...

Page 71: ...st waveform on both the positive and negative slopes Use the side menu to switch between trigger slopes H Enter pass fail result for main trigger on the test record H Leave the Main trigger system triggered on the positive slope of the waveform before continuing to the next step Check if stable trigger Figure 1 19 Measurement of trigger sensitivity 50 MHz results shown on a TDS 684B screen c Check...

Page 72: ...me Base Press the side menu button Main Only H Press CLEAR MENU 3 Confirm the AUX Trigger input a Display the test signal H Remove the 10X attenuator and reconnect the cable to CH 1 H Set the test signal amplitude for about 2 5 divisions on screen H Now fine adjust the generator output until the CH 1 Amplitude readout indicates the amplitude is 250 mV Readout may fluctuate around 250 mV b Check th...

Page 73: ...ton Time base then press the side menu button Delayed Triggerable H Press the side menu button Delayed Only H Set the horizontal SCALE to 500 ps for the D Delayed time base Press the side menu button Main Only c Display the test signal H Set the generator frequency to full bandwidth as follows TDS 680B 684B 784C 1 GHz TDS 520C 540C 620B 644B 724C 754C 500 MHz H Set the test signal amplitude for ab...

Page 74: ...nels vs Model on page 1 2 1 Install the test hookup and preset the instrument controls 50 coaxial cables To MAIN TRIGGER OUT Calibration Generator Digitizing Oscilloscope Figure 1 20 Initial test hookup a Hook up test signal source 1 H Connect the standard amplitude output of a calibration generator through a 50 W precision coaxial cable to CH 3 AX1 on some TDS models H Set the output of the calib...

Page 75: ...POSITION knob to center the display on screen b Measure logic levels H Press MEASURE then press the main menu button Select Measurement for Ch2 H Select high and low measurements To do this repeatedly press the side menu button more until High and Low appear in the side menu their icons are shown at the left Press both side menu buttons High and Low c Check Main Trigger output against limits H CHE...

Page 76: ... that the Ch2 High readout is 1 0 volt and that the Ch2 Low readout 0 25 volts H Enter high and low voltages on test record H Press the side menu button to select the 1 MW setting H Press CLEAR MENU H CHECK that the Ch2 High readout is 2 5 volts and that the Ch2 Low readout is 0 7 volts H Enter high and low voltages on test record 3 Confirm CH 3 Ax1 on some TDS models output is within limits for g...

Page 77: ...he side menu button Pk Pk H Press CLEAR MENU b Check against limits H CHECK that the readout Ch2 Pk Pk is between 80 mV and 120 mV inclusive for the TDS 600B or is between 88 mV and 132 mV inclusive for the TDS 500C 700C H Enter voltage on test record H Press VERTICAL MENU then press the side menu button to toggle to the 50 W setting H Press CLEAR MENU H CHECK that the readout Ch2 Pk Pk is between...

Page 78: ...et the instrument controls a Hook up test signal H Connect one of the 50 W cables to CH 1 See Figure 1 22 H Connect the other end of the cable just installed to the female BNC to clips adapter See Figure 1 22 H Connect the red clip on the adapter just installed to the PROBE COMPENSATION SIGNAL on the front panel connect the black clip to PROBE COMPENSATION GND See Figure 1 22 Digitizing Oscillosco...

Page 79: ... the general purpose knob 2 Confirm that the Probe Compensator signal is within limits for frequency a Measure the frequency of the probe compensation signal H Press MEASURE then press the main menu button Select Measrmnt for Ch1 H Repeatedly press the side menu button more until Frequency appears in the side menu its icon is shown at the left Press the side menu button Frequency b Check against l...

Page 80: ...n To Ref 1 to save the probe compensation signal in reference 1 H Disconnect the cable from CH 1 and the clips from the probe compensation terminals H Press MORE then press the main menu button Ref 1 to displayed the stored signal H Press CH 1 d Hook up the DC standard source H Set the output of a DC calibration generator to 0 volts H Connect the output of a DC calibration generator through a dual...

Page 81: ...ude of the probe compensation signal H Press SHIFT then press ACQUIRE MENU Press the side menu button AVERAGE then enter 16 using the keypad or the general purpose knob H Adjust the output of the DC calibration generator until it precisely overlaps the top upper level of the stored probe compensation signal This value will be near 500 mV H Record the setting of the DC generator H Adjust the output...

Page 82: ...ment of probe compensator amplitude g Check against limits H Subtract the value just obtained base level from that obtained previously top level H CHECK that the difference obtained is within 495 mV to 505 mV inclusive H Enter voltage difference on test record 3 Disconnect the hookup Disconnect the cable from CH 1 ...

Page 83: ...tory defaults by completing the following steps a Press save recall SETUP b Press the main menu Recall Factory Setup c Press the side menu OK Confirm Factory Init d Wait for the Clock Icon to leave the screen e CONFIRM the digitizing oscilloscope is setup as shown below Channel CH1 Volt div 100 mV Horizontal scale 500 s div 2 Set up digitizing oscilloscope for TV triggers by completing the followi...

Page 84: ...s 200 SHIFT n then ENTER 3 Check Jitter vs Signal Amplitude a Set up equipment for Jitter Test See Figure 1 26 H Connect one of the rear panel composite outputs marked COMPST on the TSG121 through a 75 W cable and a 75 W terminator to the CH1 input of the TDS H Press the 100 FIELD control the fourth TSG121 front panel button from the left of the PAL signal source PAL Signal Source Digitizing Oscil...

Page 85: ... It should be already set to 16 f Press the main menu Create Limit Test Template g Press the side menu V Limit h Use the keypad to set V Limit to 180 mdiv press 180 SHIFT m then ENTER i Press the side menu OK Store Template j Press MORE k Press the main menu Ref1 l Press CH1 m Press SHIFT then press ACQUIRE MENU n Press the main menu Limit Test Setup o Toggle the side menu Limit Test to ON p Toggl...

Page 86: ...firm that the oscilloscope successfully makes 100 acquisitions If not successful the oscilloscope bell will ring When the word Run in the top left corner of the display changes to STOP the test is complete See Figure 1 28 Stop shows test complete Figure 1 28 Jitter test when completed TDS 684B shown w Press the main menu Limit Test Setup x Toggle the side menu Ring Bell if Condition Met to OFF y T...

Page 87: ...nu Stop After g Press the side menu RUN STOP button only h Press the main menu Mode i Press the side menu Sample j Press RUN STOP k Press VERTICAL MENU l Use the keypad to set fine scale to 300 mV press 300 SHIFT m then ENTER m CONFIRM that the TRIG D LED stays lighted and that the waveform on screen is stable That is it does not move horizontally or vertically Also CONFIRM that the waveform on th...

Page 88: ...nal range test 300 mV n Use the keypad to set the fine scale to 75 mV press 75 SHIFT m then ENTER o CONFIRM that the TRIG D LED stays lighted and that the waveform on screen is stable That is it does not move horizontally or vertically Also CONFIRM that the waveform on the screen has one positive pulse and a number of negative pulses See Figure 1 30 ...

Page 89: ...p oscilloscope for 60 Hz Rejection Test H Use the keypad to set the Ch1 Fine Scale to 282 mV press 282 SHIFT m then ENTER H Press WAVEFORM OFF H Press CH2 H Press VERTICAL MENU H Use the keypad set the fine scale to 2 V press 2 then ENTER H Press HORIZONTAL MENU H Use the keypad to set the horizontal scale div to 5 ms press 5 SHIFT m then ENTER b Set up 60 Hz signal generator H Connect the output ...

Page 90: ...tput Figure 1 31 60 Hz Rejection test hookup H Adjust the signal generator for three vertical divisions of 60 Hz signal See Figure 1 32 The signal will not be triggered That is it will run free Figure 1 32 60 Hz Rejection test setup signal c Check 60 Hz rejection H Use the keypad to set the horizontal scale div to 50 s press 50 SHIFT m then ENTER ...

Page 91: ...other composite signal connector of the PAL signal source labeled COMPST on the TSG 121 through a 75 W cable and a 75 W terminator to the CH2 input See Figure 1 33 PAL signal source BNC T connector 75 terminators Digitizing Oscilloscope 50 cable Signal Generator 75 cable 75 Cable COMPST COMPST Output Figure 1 33 Subsequent 60 Hz Rejection test hookup H CONFIRM that the TRIG D LED stays lighted and...

Page 92: ...L MENU H Press the main menu Record Length H Press the side menu more until you see the appropriate menu H Press the side menu 5000 points in 100divs H Press the main menu Horiz Scale div H Use the keypad to set the horizontal scale to 200 ns press 200 SHIFT n then ENTER b Check Line Count Accuracy H Connect a composite output signal from the rear of the PAL signal source labeled COMPST on the TSG...

Page 93: ...5 terminator Output Figure 1 35 Line count accuracy test hookup H Press the main menu Trigger Position H Press the side menu to Set to 50 H Press the main menu to Horiz Pos H Press the side menu to Set to 50 H Use the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to move the falling edge of the sync pulse to two divisions to the left of center screen See Figure 1 36 ...

Page 94: ...n H Press the side menu V Bars H Using the General Purpose knob place the left cursor directly over the trigger T icon H Press SELECT H Turn the General Purpose knob to adjust the right cursor for a cursor delta reading of 6 780us H Use the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to position the right cursor to center screen H Verify that the cursor is positioned on a positive slope of the burst signal See Figur...

Page 95: ...unction button and finally Off from the side menu 7 Check the Sync Duty Cycle a Set up digitizing oscilloscope for Sync Duty Cycle Test H Press TRIGGER MENU H Press the Standard pop up to select FlexFmt Trigger Type should already be set to Video H Press the main menu Setup H Press the side menu Field Rate H Use the keypad to set the field rate to 60 05 Hz press 60 05 then ENTER H Press the side m...

Page 96: ...50 SHIFT m then ENTER H Press the main menu Type pop up to select Edge H Press HORIZONTAL MENU H Press the main menu Record Length H Select the side menu 1000 points in 20div If needed first press the side menu more until you see the appropriate side menu item H Turn the HORIZONTAL POSITION knob to position the trigger T two divisions to the left of the center screen H Press MEASURE H If needed pr...

Page 97: ...ator to the oscilloscope CH1 input See Figure 1 38 Pulse Generator Digitizing Oscilloscope 50 cable 50 terminator Output Figure 1 38 Setup for sync duty cycle test H Turn the pulse generator OUTPUT VOLTS control until the signal on the oscilloscope shows a one division negative going pulse See Figure 1 39 NOTE You may need to adjust the trigger level control to obtain a stable trigger ...

Page 98: ...ns 10 ns H Turn the HORIZONTAL SCALE knob to set the oscilloscope time base to 5ms div H Turn the pulse generator PERIOD variable control to adjust the period until the oscilloscope CH1 Period measurement reads 21 000ms 25 50 ns See Figure 1 40 Read note shown below NOTE The pulse duration and period adjustments are critical in making this measurement If the pulse duration and or the duty cycle ar...

Page 99: ...riod measurements are adjusted correctly See note above CONFIRM that the setup is correct and the oscilloscope will trigger H CONFIRM that the TRIG D LED is lighted and the waveform is stable H Disconnect the signal source from CH1 wait a few seconds then reconnect the signal H CONFIRM that the TRIG D LED is lighted and the waveform is stable H Press Sync Polarity H Press Pos Sync H Push the pulse...

Page 100: ...on Recall Factory Setup and the side menu OK Confirm Factory Init Sine Wave Generator Leveling Procedure Some procedures in this manual require a sine wave generator to produce the necessary test signals If you do not have a leveled sine wave generator use one of the following procedures to level the output amplitude of your sine wave generator Equipment required Sine wave generator Item 19 Level ...

Page 101: ...rator to a reference frequency of 10 MHz H Adjust the sine wave generator amplitude to the required number of divisions as measured by the digitizing oscilloscope 3 Record the reference level Note the reading on the level meter 4 Set the generator to the new frequency and reference level H Change the sine wave generator to the desired new frequency H Input the correction factor for the new frequen...

Page 102: ...oscope Digitizing Oscilloscope Level Meter Power sensor Sine Wave Generator Output Input Connect the sine wave generator to the oscilloscope and the power sensor as directed in the text Figure 1 42 Equipment setup for maximum amplitude 2 Set the Generator H Set the sine wave generator to a reference frequency of 10 MHz H Adjust the sine wave generator amplitude to the required number of divisions ...

Page 103: ...ocedure that follows verifies that the frequency response of the combined P670xB and TDS500C 700C oscilloscope system is a Fourth Order Bessel Thompson Filter which is within limits Nominal Filters are available with Option 2C Reference Receiver Filters are available with Options 3C and 4C 3C and 4C are not available without 2C Table 1 6 lists the available vertical scale factors for each option T...

Page 104: ...sion Temperature Range Warranted Filter 23_ C 5_ C Calibration Range Controlled Up to 2X the data rate for all filters except FC1063 filter Up to 1 5X the data rate for FC1063 filter Table 1 9 Available receivers Option 4C1 Option 3C2 OC14 OC3 OC12 FC10633 FC133 FC266 FC531 FC10633 OC3 OC12 TDS 520C n n n n TDS 540C n n n n n n n n TDS 724C n n n n TDS 754C n n n n n n n n TDS 784C n n n n n n n n...

Page 105: ...t Optical Attenuator Fiber optic cable Figure 1 43 Reference receiver performance verification set up a Initialize the oscilloscope H Press SAVE RECALL SETUP H Press the main menu button Recall Factory Setup H Press the side menu button OK Confirm Factory Init b Connect the probe oscilloscope optical impulse generator OIG and the optical attenuator H Connect the optical probe to CH 1 of the oscill...

Page 106: ...VERTICAL SCALE of the oscilloscope to either 10 W 20 W or 50 W division NOTE These are the only scale settings for which the reference receivers have calibrated filters f Set the trigger type to edge H Press TRIGGER MENU then select Edge from the Type pop up menu H Press SET LEVEL TO 50 g Set the HORIZONTAL SCALE to 500 ps h Set the Optical Attenuator for several divisions of display on the oscill...

Page 107: ... when SHIFT is lighted H Adjust the HORIZONTAL POSITION to move the 20 trigger point onto the display see Figure 1 44 Figure 1 44 Optical impulse of Ch1 input from OA5022 Optical Attenuator OIG501 OIG502 fed into optical attenuator in Step 1 j Select linear interpolation H If SHIFT is lighted press SHIFT H Press DISPLAY then press the main menu button Filter H Press the side menu button Linear Int...

Page 108: ...he right of the vertical scale factor see Figure 1 45 H Press TRIGGER MENU then select Edge from the Type pop up menu 3 Turn on an FFT of the optical impulse the Impulse Response or Frequency Response of the P670xB and oscilloscope system Refer to Figure 1 46 a Press the front panel MORE button then press the main menu button Math2 This turns on a math waveform b If the math waveform is not set to...

Page 109: ... in Table 1 10 for the standard being verified H Adjust the HORIZONTAL SCALE and VERTICAL SCALE to view the frequency response of the BT filter The large spike around DC is due to DC offset in the signal and should be ignored 5 Observe the desired response characteristics using the vertical paired cursors see figures 1 45 and 1 46 a Press CURSOR b Press the main menu button Function then press the...

Page 110: ... 622 MHz 4 MHz Also note that the reference receiver RR designation is beside the 20 W vertical scale factor f Next move the cursor currently positioned at the beginning of the record until the cursor is just right of the DC spike in the response see Figure 1 46 The unsigned D dB readout should be at or between the upper and lower limits shown in Table 1 10 note that the entries in the table are s...

Page 111: ...lta frequency is 584 MHz because the right cursor is no longer referenced to DC The delta attenuation from the zero dB level to the 622 MHz Cursor is 5 6 dB 6 Repeat steps 5d through 5f starting on page 1 93 moving the second cursor to twice the bit rate 1 5 times the bit rate for the FC1063 standard 7 For an exhaustive test of the reference receiver repeat steps 5d through 5f for each frequency s...

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Page 117: ...imum TDS 684B 5 GS s on ea of 4 ch TDS 680B 5 GS s on ea of 2 ch TDS 644B 2 5 GS s on ea of 4 ch TDS 620B 2 5 GS s on ea of 2 ch TDS 784C 4 GS s TDS 540C 754C 2 GS s TDS 520C 724C 1 GS s Analog bandwidth TDS 680B 684B and 784C 1 GHz TDS 520C 540C 620B 644B 724C and 754C 500 MHz No of Channels TDS 644B 684B 4 TDS 620B 680B 2 21 TDS 540C 754C 784C 4 TDS 520C 724C 2 21 Record lengths maximum 15 000 s...

Page 118: ...t a function you adjust often such as vertical positioning or the time base setting directly by its own front panel knob Set a function you change less often such as vertical coupling or horizontal mode indirectly using a selected menu Pressing one sometimes two front panel button s such as vertical menu displays a main menu of related functions such as coupling and bandwidth at the bottom of the ...

Page 119: ...usted Besides these channels up to three math waveforms and four reference wave forms are available for display A math waveform results when you specify dual waveform operations such as add on any two channels A reference waveform results when you save a waveform in a reference memory Horizontal System There are three horizontal display modes main only main intensified and delayed only You can sel...

Page 120: ...2 000 divs 10 divs TDS 500C TDS 700C All channels 130 000 2 600 divs 10 divs 250 000 5 000 divs 10 divs 500 000 10 000 divs 10 divs el i p i 2 Rec r le Divisions per record Models with Option 2M Record length FTS1 Off2 FTS1 On3 TDS 520C TDS 724C One or two channels TDS 540C TDS 784C TDS 754C Three or four channels 2 000 000 40 000 divs 10 divs TDS 520C TDS 724C One channel only TDS 540C TDS 784C T...

Page 121: ...e widths or periods inside or outside limits that you specify It can also trigger on a pulse edge that has a slew rate faster or slower than the rate you specify The timeout trigger will act when events do not occur in a defined time period The pulse trigger is also configurable for source polarity mode and holdoff H Video with option 05 Video Trigger Video triggering is compatible with standard N...

Page 122: ...l When help is first invoked an introduction to help is displayed on screen Autoset automatically sets up the digitizing oscilloscope for a viewable display based on the input signal Measurement Assistance Once you have set up to make your measurements the cursor and measure features can help you quickly make those measurements Three types of cursors are provided for making parametric measurements...

Page 123: ...ter in this description Storage Acquired waveforms may be saved in any of four nonvolatile REF reference memories or on a 3 5 inch DOS 3 3 or later compatible disk Any or all of the saved waveforms may be displayed for comparison with the waveforms being currently acquired The TDS 500C 700C instrument with option HD or option 2M can save waveforms to an internal hard disk drive Any or all of the s...

Page 124: ...ooled to a queue for printing at a later time You can output screen information via GPIB RS 232C or Centronics interfaces Display The TDS 500C TDS 600B and TDS 700C Digitizing Oscilloscopes offer flexible display options You can customize the following attributes of your display H Color TDS 644B TDS 684B and TDS 700C Waveforms readouts graticule and variable persistence with color coding H Intensi...

Page 125: ...DC AC or GND Input Impedance Selections 1 MW or 50 W Ranges Offset Volts Div setting Offset range 1 mV div 100 mV div 101 mV div 1 V div 1 01 V div 10 V div 1 V 10 V 100 V Range Position 5 divisions Range 1 MW Sensitivity 1 mV div to 10 V div2 Range 50 W Sensitivity 1 mV div to 1 V div5 1 Displayed vertically with 25 digitization levels DLs per division and 10 24 divisions dynamic range with zoom ...

Page 126: ... 2 channels TDS 540C 5 Samples sec to 2 GSamples sec when acquiring 1 channel to 1 GSample sec when acquiring 2 channels or to 500 MSamples sec when acquiring 3 or 4 channels TDS 754C 5 Samples sec to 2 GSamples sec when acquiring 1 or 2 channels to 1 GSamples sec when acquiring 3 or 4 channels TDS 784C 5 Samples sec to 4 GSamples sec when acquiring 1 channel to 2 GSample sec when acquiring 2 chan...

Page 127: ... a digitizer samples signals at its inputs and stores the samples in memory to produce a record of time sequential samples 2 The range of waveform rates for interpolated or equivalent time on the TDS 700C waveform records 3 The Waveform Rate WR is the equivalent sample rate of a waveform record For a waveform record acquired by real time sampling of a single acquisition the waveform rate is the sa...

Page 128: ...sitive numbers mean a data transition after the clock edge and negative means a transition before the clock edge Setup Hold Time is the algebraic sum of the Setup Time and the Hold Time programmed by the user Ranges Trigger Level or Threshold Source Range Any Channel Auxiliary Line 12 divisions from center of screen 8 V 400 V Video Trigger Modes of Operation Option 05 Video Trigger Supports the fo...

Page 129: ... DS1C AMI 3 152 Mb s DS2 AMI 6 312 Mb s DS3 AMI 44 736 Mb s DS4NA CMI 139 26 Mb s STS 1 AMI 51 84 Mb s STS 3 CMI 155 52 Mb s FC133 NRZ 132 8 Mb s FC266 NRZ 265 6 Mb s FC531 NRZ 531 2 Mb s FC1063 NRZ 1 0625 Mb s D2 NRZ 143 18 Mb s D1 NRZ 270 Mb s FDDI NRZ 125 Mb s 1 AMI Alternate Mark Inversion CMI Code Mark Inversion NRZ Non return to Zero 2 These Telecom DS0 standards are automatically selected f...

Page 130: ... Interface Video VGA video output with levels that comply with EIA RS 343A standard DB 15 connector Logic Polarity for Main and Delayed Trigger Outputs Negative TRUE High to low transition indicates the trigger occurred Fuse Rating Either of two fuses1 may be used a 0 25I 1 25I UL 198 6 3AG 6 A FAST 250 V or a 5 mm 20 mm IEC 127 5 A T 250 V 1 Each fuse type requires its own fuse cap Table 2 8 Nomi...

Page 131: ... is clad in Tektronix Blue vinyl material Weight Standard Digitizing Oscilloscope 14 1 kg 31 lbs with front cover 24 0 kg 53 lbs when packaged for domestic shipment Rackmount Digitizing Oscilloscopes 14 1 kg 31 lbs plus weight of rackmount parts for the rackmounted Digitizing Oscilloscopes Option 1R Rackmount conversion kit 2 3 kg 5 lbs parts only 3 6 kg 8 lbs parts plus package for domestic shipp...

Page 132: ...Nominal Traits 2 16 TDS 500C TDS 600B TDS 700C Performance Verification and Specifications ...

Page 133: ...tated above this section lists only warranted characteristics A list of typical characteristics starts on page 2 25 Performance Conditions The performance limits in this specification are valid with these conditions H The oscilloscope must have been calibrated adjusted at an ambient tempera ture between 20_ C and 30_ C H The oscilloscope must be in an environment with temperature altitude humidity...

Page 134: ...DS 500C 700C Offset accuracy 1 mV div 100 mV div 0 2 Net Off set1 1 5 mV 0 6 div x V div 0 2 Net Off set1 1 5 mV 0 1 div x V div 101 mV div 1 V div 0 25 Net Off set1 15 mV 0 6 div x V div 0 25 Net Off set1 15 mV 0 1 div x V div 1 01 V div 10 V div 0 25 Net Off set1 150 mV 0 6 div x V div 0 25 Net Off set1 150 mV 0 1 div x V div Analog Bandwidth DC 50 Coupled and Bandwidth selection is FULL T S 6 B...

Page 135: ...TDS 500C 700C 300 V CAT II 400 V peak derate at 20 dB decade above 1 MHz Input Voltage Maximum DC 50 or AC 50 Coupled 5 VRMS with peaks 30 V Lower Frequency Limit AC Coupled 10 Hz when AC 1 M Coupled 200 kHz when AC 50 Coupled3 1 Net Offset Offset Position Volts Div Net Offset is the nominal voltage level at the oscilloscope input that corresponds to the center of the A D converter s dynamic range...

Page 136: ... Triggering 1 ns to 1 ms 1 02 ms to 1 s 20 of setting 0 5 ns 100 ns 0 01 of Setting Input Signal Sync Amplitude for Stable Triggering NTSC and PAL modes Option 05 Video Trigger Field selection Odd Even or All 0 6 division to 4 divisions Field selection Numeric 1 division to 4 divisions NTSC mode Jitter Option 05 Video Trigger 60 nsp p on NTSC or PAL signal 1 The minimum sensitivity for obtaining a...

Page 137: ...31 For TDS 600B 20 mV division 20 into a 1 M load 10 mV division 20 into a 50 load For TDS 500C 700C 22 mV division 20 into a 1 M load 11 mV division 20 into a 50 load Source Voltage 90 to 250 VACRMS continuous range CAT II Source Frequency 45 Hz to 440 Hz Power Consumption 300 W 450 VA 1 CH 3 signal out is present at the rear panel if CH 3 AUX 1 on the TDS 620B or 680B is selected as the trigger ...

Page 138: ...luding hard disk drive To 3048 m 10 000 ft operating including hard disk drive To 12190 m 40 000 ft nonoperating Dynamics Random vibration floppy disk not installed 0 31 g rms from 5 to 500 Hz 10 minutes each axis operating 3 07 g rms from 5 to 500 Hz 10 minutes each axis nonoperating Emissions TDS 500C 700C 1 2 Meets or exceeds the requirements of the following standards FCC Code of Federal Regul...

Page 139: ...r the Instrument to meet these standards The test will pass with LCOM part CTL3VGAMM 5 2 The GPIB cable connected to the instrument for certain of the emissions tests must be low EMI having a high quality outer shield connected through a low impedance to both connector housings Acceptable cables are Tektronix part numbers 012 0991 00 01 02 and 03 In order to maintain the EMI performance conforming...

Page 140: ... following standards in accordance with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Framework AS NZS 2064 1 2 Class A radiated and Conducted Emissions EC Declaration of Conformity TDS 600B Meets intent of Directive 89 336 EEC for Electromagnetic Compatibility Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN ...

Page 141: ...iv as read out on screen TDS 784C with P6245 Probe and Ba i elec i i ULL T S 784 10 V div 100 V div Not Applicable Bandwidth selection is FULL TDS 784C 100 mV div 10 V div DC 1 GHz 50 mV div 99 5 mV div DC 750 MHz 20 mV div 49 8 mV div DC 600 MHz 10 mV div 19 9 mV div DC 500 MHz Analog Bandwidth DC 1M Coupled with P6139A Probe and Bandwidth elec i i ULL Volts Div as read out on screen 520C 540C 72...

Page 142: ...0B 0 20 sample interval 100 ppm Reading 0 05 Wi TDS 600B example at 5 GS s 5 ns div measuring a 40 ns wide pulse accuracy 40 ps 4 ps 5 ps 49 ps TDS 500C 700C 0 15 sample interval 25 ppm Reading t div 1000 TDS 500C 700C example at 4 Gs s accuracy 37 5 ps Conditions for accuracy listed at right are 100 Averages will Full Band width selected and for TDS 500C 700C repetitive mode TDS 600B 10 ps 100 pp...

Page 143: ... 250 MHz Frequency Limit Upper 20 MHz Bandwidth Limited 20 MHz Step Response Settling Errors l iv e i S ep ampli e Settling error 3 at Volts Div setting Step amplitude 20 ns 100 ns 20 ms 1 mV div 100 mV div 2 V 0 5 0 2 0 1 101 mV div 1 V div 20 V 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 01 V div 10 V div 200 V 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 The limits given are for the ambient temperature range of 0_ C to 30_ C Reduce the upper bandwidth fr...

Page 144: ...Coupled3 Trigger source Typical signal level for stable triggering AC Noise Reject High Frequency Reject Low Frequency Reject Same as the DC coupled limits for frequen cies above 60 Hz Attenuates signals below 60 Hz Three times the DC coupled limits One and one half times the DC coupled limits from DC to 30 kHz Attenuates signals above 30 kHz One and one half times the DC coupled limits for freque...

Page 145: ...n 05 Video Trigger 17 nsp p Sync Width Flex Format and HDTV modes Option 05 Video Trigger min 400 ns Sync Duty Cycle Flex Format and HDTV modes Option 05 Video Trigger min 50 to 1 Hum Rejection Option 05 Video Trigger NTSC and PAL 20 dB without any trigger spec deterioration Triggering will continue down to 0 dB with some performance deterioration 1 The trigger position errors are typically less t...

Page 146: ...tch triggering of an acquisition Also see the footnote for Sensitivity Edge Type Trigger DC Coupled in this table Stable counting of events is counting that misses no events 7 For Logic time between channels refers to the length of time a logic state derived from more than one channel must exist to be recognized For Events the time is the minimum time between a main and delayed event that will be ...

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